I love that they let you choose how strong you want your tea. A lot of places serve tea that's very…read morediluted and just not good. I like my tea strong! The eggy cakes are nice, I love the filling choices.

I've been missing the custard cakes from Taiwan and ventured here to cry and they didn't…read moredisappointed! The custard filling is good and the cake is very soft. Love the fun shapes, but wished the exterior was just a little bit crispier. Also, nothing beats a classic milk tea loaded with toppings like the noodle jelly.

4.3 and rounded up! It's hard to say no here, because their bubbles are so good!…read more As one of many bubble/boba (波霸奶茶) milk tea chains that have emigrated stateside from Taiwan (original birthplace of boba), Xing Fu Tang hails from has 5 locations in the New York boroughs area, 4 in Midtown and 1 in Flushing. Their signature fresh boba is what makes their bubble tea stand out from the rest--the "bubbles" are made from cassava starch otherwise known as tapioca pearls or balls--soaked then cooked and sweetened in a brown sugar syrup. Here they have a whole wok full of these, and they're super soft, incredibly chewy and bouncy, on the sweeter side compared to some other chains, but not too cloyingly so. Their menu consists of a number of a bubble tea and coffee drinks, mostly with milk though some without, you have an option of regular milk, lactaid milk (+$0.50) or oatmilk (+$1.00). Two sizes regular or large (+$2.00) and add-ins for +$0.50 more of the following: Brown Sugar Boba Strawberry Boba Taro Boba Honey Jelly Herbal Jelly Milk Foam Matcha Shot (+$1.00) I got their regular brown sugar boba and it was a treat! Like I mentioned above, the bubbles are sooo good! Prices are on the higher side $7.99 for a regular size, it made me really miss the days of $3.75 regular-sized drinks! After ordering it took about 7-8 minutes to be ready considering the store was really busy. Note: the brown sugar boba milk tea is where they line the cup with brown sugar syrup in addition to adding boba. Technically their standard boba milk tea is without the additional sugar syrup but since the boba are already cooked in brown sugar, there's no true option of getting unflavored boba without brown sugar. Like most boba stores in NYC, the shop isn't very big, just enough space for a small line to form for ordering and then waiting to pick up drinks. All customers are taking these to go, there's no room or seats to linger.

5/5 milk tea boba soft serve $7.50- always amazing, just wish the boba was less sweet, very chewy…read moreboba 3/5 matcha strawberry boba $8.49 - decent but felt like the ration might've been a bit off 2/5 lychee rose refresher $7.50- didn't expect a carbonated drink, the rose flavor & fragrance was off, might've been too strong, needs more lychee

Came here with my girlfriends since we were in flushing to eat malatang and the drinks blew me…read moreaway. They were soooooooo tasty and I'm so happy they opened a location near midtown now. Flushing is just so far, but everytime I'm near auntea Jenny I get something here. The service was alright. The servers were being quick with their answers and just wanted to get it done with. The ambiance seemed pretty empty but it was clean.

Black sesame taco milk tea…read more Very sweet but it tastes good Not too crowded. Can order onsite

Totally worth the hype. Unlike other Milk tea shops this store gives off a luxury milk tea vibe…read more My favorite would be the coconut pistachio cream. Would 100% come back.

Get their jasmine milk drinks. It is worth trying once in your life. The quality and flavor of the…read morejasmine is wonderful. I tried the matcha and it felt so luxurious to drink this. I got the recommended sugar and ice levels.

Another year another visit to Chayann! The tea here is amazing. I loved the Camellia Oolong Milk…read moreTea. 50% sugar, less ice. The tea is so fragrant. On a street full of milk tea shops, there's a reason why this one still stands. Amazing drinks and amazing service

I went over to chayaan to pick up one of their oolong drinks with brown sugar boba. It was my fault…read morefor getting 50 percent sugar because the drink was dull and bland. The brown sugar boba also lacked flavor, it certainly did not taste sweet to like brown sugar. Service, however, was so much better! They put my drink in the fridge to keep it cold. The place itself has adequate seating both on the ground level and the second floor. Additionally, they play a lot of C-pop songs, which I love. I also love all of their cute packaging.

HeyTea is easily one of my go-to spots, and while I have tried a bunch of their drinks, I keep…read morecoming back for the Coconut Mango Boom. It is honestly my favorite on the menu. It leans more dessert than drink, with a really smooth mango flavor, creamy coconut, and those small sago pearls that give it a great texture without feeling too heavy. That said, it is hard to go wrong here. Everything I have tried has been well-balanced and not overly sweet, which keeps me coming back. Even with so many bubble tea spots nearby, this is one I consistently pick without overthinking it.

Even though this area of Prince Street has probably 7 or 8 different bubble tea places, I've been…read moreconsistently coming back to HeyTea. Everything I've had so far has been delicious, not too sweet, a generous portion, & actually never too long of a wait. Probably the longest was 15 minutes. All the teas in the area are $7.50 - 9 & very Jasmine green tea-focused, but I'm happy with HeyTea (M-lly Tea & Tea Sch-lar were fine. Maybe HeyTea markets their drinks better?) HeyTea drinks have good flavor, quality ingredients, and well-crafted & executed layers. Now I understand why they're so popular & glad I didn't come sooner because my habit would have been even worse. I've had these (less sweet, less ice): (all have a green tea base) - Jasmine Cloud King (the OG) - Jasmine Matcha Cloud King - Crisp Grape Boom (a bit slushy, bits of real red grape) - Mango Coconut Sago (perfect dessert, a traditional Cantonese soup dessert) Like the tiny sago boba instead of the regular size. Coconut square jellies too. No caffeine version available. - Blue Coconut Matcha Cloud Still have to try a Matcha one. The shop is a good size with a lot of waiting room. 1 table & a high counter at the front window. I've seen a small group of professionals either de-briefing or meeting over tea. But the space isn't really conducive for long-term use or work. The staff seem pretty relaxed, most are bilingual, & they seem like seasoned baristas. Proud of what they make. One suggestion /recommendation would be to move the TV screen with the order numbers to a more visible spot. It's currently against the right side wall with an overhang slightly blocking it. Maybe this angle disperses the crowd though?

Damn. Should have came here more frequently instead of venturing off to other drink spots. I love…read moretheir super trio and bubble tea egg waffle. It's so good. Today I was craving it and boom - ugh, too late. Damn it. RIP.

Peach fruit tea, grass jelly, medium $8.50 With my favorite…read moredefault grass jelly loeng4 fan2 涼粉 choice topping. The grass jelly was the second worst I have ever tasted from any bubble tea business I have ventured in my New York City foodie travels. The grass jelly was disappointedly medium and large chunky hard knotted heaped lumps. The grass jelly tasted like Greek yogurt hard chunky heaped lumps. The grass jelly topping is utter extortionate price $1.00. The 30% sugar level was a good consistently but not entirely sweet. Nevertheless, my drink contained a lot of ice as requested and served Arctic extreme cold to heed the hope within my mind. The peach was rather large chunk pieces of fresh fruit embedded. This drink was average. I requested medium size but it is truly large size especially the price $8.50. Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea, like most bubble tea businesses intentionally, does not offer small sizes. Customer service is average attentive. There are two indoor benches for brief resting - no seat hibernation. Takeout menus are available for grabs.

Delicious drink with chewy pearls. The tea flavor is perfectly balanced with the milk and topping…read more I ordered my drink half sweet and it was still moderately sweet so I'd consider getting 1/4 sweet next time. Decadent taste and quick friendly service. Drink was made quickly as I came Thursday during main working hours (4pm) I downloaded the app and got 10% off first order and also 1 dollar off order $15+...I used the 10% off. The ambiance is clean and modern but it's pretty load from the drink making and outside noise as they keep their door open. Decent seating and NO bathroom access.

Dear daughter wanted this tea after dinner. I never tried her tea so got the pistachio jasmine…read morecoconut cloud tea. It was okay. Not my favorite tea place but I am glad I tried. Place was nice and clean. Service seemed good.